Lickitung (Japanese: ベロリンガBeroringa) is a Normal-typePokémon introduced in Generation I. Instead of using its hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva can grip anything and leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.

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Appearance

Lickitung is a pink reptilian Pokémon with some white designs on it's stomach, legs, and hands. It has a bulky body with a long tail and most importantly, long tongue.

Special abilities

Lickitung can have the ability Own Tempo or the ability Oblivious. Own Tempo prevents Lickitung from getting confused. Oblivious prevents Lickitung from getting infatuated. Lickitung has a tongue which is twice its body length which it uses to catch its prey. When Lickitung licks an enemy, it usually causes paralysis. Its tongue is long enough to lick itself clean. Lickitung's saliva on its tongue can easily grip anything.

Pokédex entries

Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.

Yellow

Its tongue spans almost 7 feet and moves more freely than its forelegs. Its licks can cause paralysis.

Gold

Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.

Silver

Its long tongue, slathered with a thick gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.

Crystal

It has a tongue that is over 6'6" long. It uses this long tongue to lick its body clean.

Ruby

Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.

Sapphire

Whenever Lickitung comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.

Emerald

Whenever it sees something unfamiliar, it always licks the object because it memorizes things by texture and taste. It is somewhat put off by sour things.

FireRed

Its tongue is twice the length of its body. It can be moved like an arm for grabbing food and attacking.

LeafGreen

Its tongue can be extended like a chameleon's. It leaves a tingling sensation when it licks enemies.

Diamond

Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.

Pearl

Instead of hands, it uses its tongue, which is twice its height. Its sticky saliva grips anything.

Platinum

When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility they are connected.

HeartGold

Its tongue has well-developed nerves that run to the very tip, so it can be deftly manipulated.

SoulSilver

Its long tongue, slathered with a thick gooey saliva, sticks to anything, so it is very useful.

Black

When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility that they are connected.

White

When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility that they are connected.

Black 2

When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility that they are connected.

White 2

When it extends its over-six-foot-long tongue, its tail quivers. There is a possibility that they are connected.

X

Y

Omega Ruby

Alpha Sapphire

Trivia

Long before Lickilicky was added, the official Nintendo website claimed that Luigi from the Mario Bros. series was Lickitung's evolution. This was just April Fool's joke, but some people actually took it seriously, thus making Luigi a PokéGod to some extent.